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Subject: Re: These are the CMQueen+ Settings on ChessMaster 6000

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 14:27:04 05/25/00

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On May 25, 2000 at 17:09:37, blass uri wrote:

>On May 25, 2000 at 16:43:20, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>On May 25, 2000 at 15:29:43, Daniel Chancey wrote:
>>
>>>What are the settings on CMQueen+?
>>>
>>>Castle2000
>>
>>Under the Game Bar after you select Set up a Personality
>>
>>Opening Book  = CM6000
>>
>>Style             Positional          Material
>>
>>A/D   =5          M/P     =10         Own Q    = 9.9
>>SOP   =100        C/C     =105        Opp Q    = 9.7
>>Rand..=0          Mob     =120        Own R    = 5.0
>>MSD   =20         K/S     =100        Opp R    = 4.9
>>S/S   =8          P/P     =110        Own B    = 3.2
>>C/D   =1.0        P/W     =100        Opp B    = 3.2
>>                                      Own K    = 3.1
>>TT    =ON                             Opp K    = 3.1
>>DT    =ON                             Own P    = 1.0
>>                                      Opp P    = 1.0
>
>Can someone explain me what is the logic behind the unequal values of queen and
>rook.
>
>I do not believe that it is better than equal values without a clear evidence
>for it.
>
>I suspect that people got a wrong impression based on a small number of games to
>decide that the unequal value for queen and rook is right.
>
>I am not going to believe it without a logical reason.
>I can see a logical reason that it may be better than other programs if they do
>not know to play when there are queens on the board but I do not see a logical
>reason that it is going to be better in a match against the personality with
>equal values(9.8 for a queen and 4.95 for a rook)
>
>I also want to know if there is a test that prove with 95% confidence that the
>personality with the unequal values is better than the personality with the
>equal values.
>
>If there is no proof for it then I am not going to believe that  the personality
>with the unequal values is better.
>
>Uri

I Have provided the settings for CMQueen+ several times, you are free to test it
against any other Chessmaster settings and prove it to yourself Saint Thomas.



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